Ellington Airport (7B9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBDL), 7B9 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ellington Airport in Ellington, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBDL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ellington Airport (7B9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ellington, CT at a field elevation of 253 ft. 7B9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBDL, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBDL, 10.3 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 23,000 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBDL 281051Z 01005KT 10SM FEW230 SCT250 00/M04 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP325 T00001039
What changed at KBDL (nearest station)?
Since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0951Z (5:51 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7B9
Based on the nearest station (KBDL), 7B9 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately -2,200 ft (field elevation 253 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 1,800 ft | ASPH-F | 5 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 19 | 1,800 ft | ASPH-F | 5 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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7B9 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 01/191,800 × 50 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7B9Wind
- 01
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
7B9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7B9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.Show raw report
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1006/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1006Reported at 10:06 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7B9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBDL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 73%
- 19
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0920Z (5:20 AM EDT)
TAF KBDL 280920Z 2812/2918 00000KT P6SM FEW180 FM281400 12003KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 19006KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250 FM290000 18004KT P6SM FEW200
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Live crosswind meter
7B9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBDL, 10 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7B9
- City
- Ellington
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 253 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9253, -72.4571
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBDL
- TAF
- Nearest KBDL
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 10h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ellington Airport (7B9)
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